I am FINALLY getting around to sharing about our epic trip down to the southern coast of France to visit the quaint fishing town of Cassis – this city had been on my list forever! I am actually glad we waited to go until the kids were a bit older (5 and 7), as a BIG part of visiting Cassis is hiking. Cassis is snuggled up next to the Calanques National Park, which boasts a stunning coastline of gleaming white inlets plunging into turquoise water, and in my opinion the BEST wa

I have a new goal of writing up some itinerary ideas for each city we visit – it’s a lofty ambition (for me:)), but it’s so hard to find family friendly plans online that it seems very worth it. AND with it being the end of the vacances scolaires , or two week school break that comes after each six week school session, I happen to have quite a few new cities to write up! We started this trip by heading to the south of France, in search of mild temperatures and sunshine. We k

Our Family-Friendly Favorites from Lyon, France Summer vacation is right around the corner here, and the pressing question everyone wants to know is ‘Where are you going ???’. This is a very important question in France, as families flee city life to find respite from the heat and routines of daily life at the beaches and in the mountains. Last summer, we decided to do a mini ‘Tour de France,’ visiting cities that had been on our travel list for a long time, but had never eke

The Merits of… the French Beach Vacation We are back in Paris, and the summer is over –the ‘ rentrée ,’ or the mass return back to work and school after summer vacation, is in full swing. The weather coordinated perfectly with the end of vacation – starting September 1st, chilly fall weather blew in. Sweater weather is officially here! Over the summer, we were lucky enough to go on several vacations. After two months cooped up in a tiny Parisian apartment, cravings for the o